*This is part of a sponsored collaboration with Latina Mom Bloggers and State Farm. However, all opinions expressed are my own. Recently, I shared with you all how you could make your community a better place. State Farm Neighborhood Assist wants to help you breathe new life into your neighborhood! By submitting your ideas around making local Hispanic communities better places to live in, you will be entered for the chance to win $25,000 to realize those dreams. I'm very excited to announce that submissions are NOW being accepted until the first 4,000 submissions have been received – on or before March 23rd! ¿Qué esperas? I can't even begin to describe to you how much I would be able to do with that money by way of improving the community around the school I teach in. Many of my students and their families struggle financially and they do not have a safe place in the community to go to after they leave school. ¡sería un sueño hecho realidad! My dream would … [Read more...]
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*This is part of a sponsored collaboration with Latina Mom Bloggers and State Farm. However, all opinions expressed are my own. As many of you know, I have been teaching middle school students in the inner city for the past thirteen years. The community that I teach in is full of life and made up of families who have come to this country looking for better opportunities for themselves and for their children. Unfortunately, these families often struggle with poverty and end up making a lot of sacrifices to just be able to eat on a daily basis. I've often thought about all of the ways that I would be able to support and improve conditions in this community if only I had the financial means to do so. ¡Ojalá! This will now be possible for many Hispanic communities across the United States and Canada thanks to State Farm Neighborhood Assist® grants. For the third year in a row, the youth-led neighborhood assist program has inspired and empowered people to focus on … [Read more...]
